Mercedes driver George Russell ended Thursday’s practice running at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix on top after comfortably leading FP2.
Russell held off Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as the Silver Arrows enjoyed a comfortable cushion through the fast streets in Baku.
With the race taking place on Saturday to observe a national holiday on Sunday, the on-track proceedings got underway on Thursday. On the high-speed 6km street circuit stretching along the Caspian Sea, the red flag came out after 20 minutes for a crash by Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad, who tagged the protruding T
